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SC-300

Identity and Access Administrator Associate — flashcards, study guide, and practice exam.

Completion0%0 of 400 cards studied
Know00% of Study Deck
Unsure00% of Study Deck
Missed00% of Study Deck

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Round 1

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Remaining: 400 cards

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Round 3

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Pass mark: 360 of 400 cards (90%)

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Study by Exam Domain

Implement and manage user identities95 cards · 20–25% of examImplement authentication and access management116 cards · 25–30% of examPlan and implement workload identities95 cards · 20–25% of examPlan and automate identity governance94 cards · 20–25% of exam

Exam Day Checklist

  • Match the governance feature to the need: access packages bundle resources behind a request, approval, and expiry; access reviews recertify access someone already has; PIM activates a privileged role just in time.
  • Name the least-privileged role: Identity Governance Administrator for catalogs and access packages, Privileged Role Administrator for PIM assignments of Microsoft Entra roles, Conditional Access Administrator for policies and terms of use, and Reports Reader for sign-in logs.
  • Know the licensing line: Conditional Access and terms of use need P1; ID Protection risk policies and PIM need P2; auto-assignment policies, access reviews of inactive users, and lifecycle workflows need Microsoft Entra ID Governance.
  • Send logs where the scenario points: a storage account for cheap long-term archive, a Log Analytics workspace for KQL and workbooks, and an event hub for a non-Microsoft SIEM. Microsoft Entra itself keeps audit and sign-in logs for 7 days on Free and 30 days on P1 or P2.
  • Expect moved and retiring features: PIM manages Azure resources with no onboarding step, terms of use live under Conditional Access, and the legacy Identity Protection risk policies retire on October 1, 2026 in favor of Conditional Access.
  • Read the final sentence of a long scenario first to find the actual question.
  • Watch for qualifiers such as NOT, BEST, and MOST appropriate.
  • You have 100 minutes and need 700 to pass. Flag hard questions and come back; change an answer only with a clear reason.

Official Microsoft Links

Exam SC-300 study guide (skills measured as of April 27, 2026)Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate (includes the practice assessment)Exam sandbox (try the exam interface)Exam SC-300 prep videos (published March 6, 2026, before the April 27, 2026 outline)Course SC-300T00: Microsoft Identity and Access AdministratorLearning path: Implement an identity management solution using Microsoft Entra IDLearning path: Implement an authentication and access management solutionLearning path: Implement access management for appsLearning path: Plan and implement an identity governance strategy